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  Energy Exploration

  Energy Exploration is Lesson 5 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. In small groups, students read about various sources of energy used for electricity production, identify pros and cons of...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation
  Subject:Science, Geography, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Energy in Today's Global Society

  This unit strives to incorporate the science behind current and future energy technologies within an inquiry and application based framework. Through the use of innovative resource cards that students create themselves, students will...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Science, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Forms of Energy

  This is a five-part series of lessons that will serve as an introduction for students about the nature of energy and electricity. Students will realize that energy exists all around us and we are constantly witnessing the...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation
  Subject:Science, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Greenhouse Gas Investigations

  Greenhouse Gas Investigations is Lesson 1 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions". Through an experiment, students explore Earth’s greenhouse effect and graph results of 3 scenarios to draw conclusions about...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate
  Subject:Mathematics, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Ocean Impacts of an El Nino Event

  This lesson plan will help students to examine the relationships among sea surface height, sea surface temperature, and wind vectors in classifying the ocean characteristics of an El Nino.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Physics, Earth Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Oceans of Climate Change

  NASA’s education department delivers a creative video description of the ocean’s role in climate change. An experiment using a balloon helps describe the concept of heat capacity of both air and oceans.

  Type:Video
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Geography, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Turbulence and How to Avoid it

  Wind turbines work best when they are exposed to consistent winds moving with constant speed and direction. Turbulence (“swirling winds”) causes problems. In this lesson, students will investigate turbulence generated by...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Mathematics, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Turn It Off - Computers, Projectors and Office Equipment

    Technology in schools such as computers, monitors, projectors, Smart Boards, photocopiers, fax machines, and printers can use tremendous amounts of energy. This campaign helps to identify if the equipment is used...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 5 6 7 8 9
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  Wind Speed and Height: Why do Wind Turbines Have to be So Tall?

  In this lesson, students will investigate the relationship between wind speed and height, through both experiments and quantitative analysis. Students will be able to explain why turbines are built at heights of 50-80 m, rather than...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
  Subject:Mathematics, Geography, Environmental Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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